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Should become one of the rare foreign movies to hit 10M along TLK, Titanic and Avatar. Though of course TLK did it in 1994 when the population stood at 59.33M. Today's equivalent of 10M 1994 admissions would be 11.13M admissions which it won't reach. It's even harsher if you use market growth : 124.4M admissions in 1994, 206M in 2015. That means a 10M movie (around 8% market share) back then is equivalent to a 16.5M movie today.

Well, that's odd, BOM's list doesn't have it... http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/france/opening/?sort=gross&order=DESC&p=.htm

HP1 came out when much weaker currencies were used in the Euro zone too. The Euro increased OS grosses in Europe by quite a margin. For example in France not one of the highest grossing movies in $ came out before 2002, even Titanic the highest grossing in admissions from 1997 isn't in the list.

France ($) based on BOM numbers : 1. Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis $193,764,365 2. Avatar $175,615,305 3. Intouchables $166,126,377 4. Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? $104,659,347 5. Les Bronzés 3 - amis pour la vie $76,729,465 6. Rien à déclarer (Nothing to Declare) $74,563,018 7. Asterix et Obelix: Mission Cleopatra $74,121,575 8. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $69,240,468 9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two) $67,311,500 10. Ratatouille $65,645,333 France (admissions) based on JP's box office and including rereleases (official figures) : 1.Titanic 21,774,181 2.Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis 20,489,303 3.The Intouchables 19,490,688 4.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 18,319,651 5.La Grande Vadrouille 17,267,607 6.Gone with the Wind 16,719,236 7.Once Upon a Time in the West 14,862,764 8.Avatar 14,775,990 9.The Jungle Book 14,695,741 10.One Hundred and One Dalmatians 14,660,594 As you can see, France was a pretty big fan of Walt Disney's Disney.

Avatar still at 5 after five years is just staggering.

Strategies to increase shares going back to studios such as co-productions or having certain Chinese actors involved are already emerging as studios are well aware that, for example, an extra decade of 15% growth alone is enough for the box office potential of China to be multiplied by 4. Such growth which isn't really unimaginable (next year alone should again be in the 30% range) along with increased shares will mean that $1 in the US could actually quite quickly bring about as much profit as one for a U.S film in China...if not less.

In the upcoming years, for the first time since popular cinema really began over 100 years ago, the domestic market won't be the biggest in the world. And it's far from anecdotic, especially if China's market growth continues for years and years, as it puts Hollywood studios in a new position which they will have to learn to accept : that of the dominated in the balance of power. With Hollywood blockbusters having exponential costs, with the domestic market increasing just moderately and with OS markets either stagnating or facing currency issues, they kind of have to play by China's rules. The growth of the Chinese market and the future dynamics between it and the domestic market have the potential to make for one of the most interesting aspects of upcoming movie-making business, although it's certainly not without negative aspects such as the rough censorship in China further weakening cinematic creativity. That is if there is any creativity to destroy when it comes to big blockbusters with China already going full sequel road as evidenced by the 'Lost in' sequel and the 'Monster Hunt 2' annoucement.

Domestic Star Wars's run is going to be more impressive than Avatar's. Not more impressive than Titanic though (unless it manages around $1.1B DOM).

1 -COS 2 -DH1 3 -POA 4 -SS 5 -DH2 6- HBP 7- OOFP 8 - GOF

Not on Gewara : http://www.gewara.com/movie/224406330 See the 0 at the bottom right. It has 31.132 likes at the moment. KFP3 has 13.886 despite coming out three weeks later, and these things tend to increase massively when release dates approach.

In dollars in these overseas markets it's beating Avatar in the UK, maybe Sweden and Australia and...that's it.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan on March 5th.

This is not beating Avatar WW or OS.

Corpse : It's been confirmed that Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! came out on top over the weekend in ticket sales. The usual location's ticket sales and estimates suggested as such, but now it's official. Japan's weekend rankings are based on admissions, like some European markets (perhaps others), so this will technically be the only market that Star Wars: The Force Awakens didn't debut at #1 despite its huge start. However, unless actuals are significantly different from the estimates, Star Wars: The Force Awakens should have grossed more over the weekend due to its higher avg. ticket prices. The second Yo-Kai Watch film is down from its record-setting first film last year, as expected, but the franchise is still proving to be a phenomenon across all forms of entertainment. 3-Day Actual: ¥1,619,340,000 ($13.4 million) / 1,044,330 [958] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens This is very strong, though certainly lower than expected for the 3-day, I think... Although, it didn't receive a traditional 3-day release. It began playing at 6:30PM on Friday for some reason. Comparing the openings with the past films won't be perfect since the prequels (Episode II and III anyway) had previews added to their opening weekend, where as Episode VII didn't have any. But, if you consider the early Friday start as its previews, more or less, maybe the comparisons are reasonable: Opening Weekends (3-days/Previews Included): ¥1,879,423,202 / 1,357,977 [758] - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith ¥1,619,340,000 / 1,044,330 [958] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens ¥1,604,609,245 / 1,138,689 [639] - Star Wars Episode II: Attack on the Clones Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace's opening weekend is unavailable, but it reportedly sold 500,000+ tickets on its first day. If Sunday behaved the same way then as it does today, it should have sold around 1.1/1.2 million tickets on its opening weekend (on par with the others). So, the franchise is very consistent. And while Episode III is still firmly the franchise's biggest opener, it was also the most frontloaded and the lowest-grosser among the prequels. Totals: ¥12.70 billion / 8.30 million - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ¥9.35 billion / 6.80 million - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones ¥9.17 billion / 6.60 million - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars: The Force Awakens has little to no competition through the New Year and into early/mid-January, so legs should be excellent. It'll probably surpass Episode's II and III (gross and admissions), though Episode I is likely out of reach. We'll see, though, it's not untouchable.

Corpse : It's important to remember that prior to 2012, nearly every blockbuster had previews that were included in their opening weekends. That doesn't happen anymore, and previews are very rare, so breaking into the Top 10 is incredibly difficult these days. Top All-Time Opening Weekends [REVENUE] Rank :: Revenue [Screen Count] - Film (Distributor) 01 :: ¥2,222,854,550 [631] - The Matrix Reloaded (Warner Bros.) 02 :: ¥2,068,252,580 [919] - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros.) 03 :: ¥2,050,745,255 [858] - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros.) 04 :: ¥1,944,562,960 [760] - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Disney) 05 :: ¥1,879,423,202 [758] - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Fox) 06 :: ¥1,871,164,334 [796] - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner Bros.) 07 :: ¥1,694,140,004 [826] - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.) 08 :: ¥1,644,716,870 [841] - War of the Worlds (Paramount) 09 :: ¥1,628,893,000 [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) 10 :: ¥1,617,608,800 [638] - The Matrix Revolutions (Warner Bros.) 11 :: ¥1,604,609,245 [639] - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Fox) 12 :: ¥1,550,280,200 [578] - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner Bros.) 13 :: ¥1,542,985,506 [729] - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Herald/Shochiku) 14 :: ¥1,483,804,112 [448] - Howl's Moving Castle (Toho) 15 :: ¥1,471,311,021 [881] - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney) 16 :: ¥1,456,401,175 [550] - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Toho-Towa) 17 :: ¥1,450,000,000 [???] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) *Est* 18 :: ¥1,372,054,050 [300] - One Piece Film Z (Toei) 19 :: ¥1,316,539,200 [859] - Alice in Wonderland (Disney) 20 :: ¥1,301,851,375 [922] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 21 :: ¥1,270,000,000 [434] - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Toho) *Est* 22 :: ¥1,263,735,608 [408] - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (Toho) 23 :: ¥1,258,095,403 [863] - The Da Vinci Code (Sony) 24 :: ¥1,225,913,932 [428] - Rookies (Toho) 25 :: ¥1,208,276,812 [807] - Spider-Man 3 (Sony) 26 :: ¥1,133,513,323 [224] - Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (T-Joy) 27 :: ¥1,113,116,126 [800] - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Disney) 28 :: ¥1,038,295,232 [190] - One Piece Film Strong World (Toei) 29 :: ¥1,034,459,534 [481] - Ponyo (Toho) 30 :: ¥1,013,719,284 [475] - Hero (Toho) 31 :: ¥1,010,000,000 [318] - Spirited Away (Toho) 32 :: ¥1,005,428,333 [409] - Boys Over Flowers: Final (Toho) Top All-Time Opening Weekends [ADMISSIONS] Rank :: Admissions [Screen Count] - Film (Distributor) 01 :: 1,486,743 [631] - The Matrix Reloaded (Warner Bros.) 02 :: 1,484,916 [408] - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (Toho) 03 :: 1,469,755 [796] - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner Bros.) 04 :: 1,467,945 [919] - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros.) 05 :: 1,421,738 [760] - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Disney) 06 :: 1,390,446 [858] - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros.) 07 :: 1,359,454 [826] - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.) 08 :: 1,357,977 [758] - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Fox) 09 :: 1,279,120 [578] - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner Bros.) 10 :: 1,198,210 [729] - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Herald/Shochiku) 11 :: 1,190,009 [841] - War of the Worlds (Paramount) 12 :: 1,186,413 [881] - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney) 13 :: 1,150,000 [434] - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (Toho) *Est* 14 :: 1,140,081 [300] - One Piece Film Z (Toei) 15 :: 1,138,689 [639] - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Fox) 16 :: 1,110,913 [638] - The Matrix Revolutions (Warner Bros.) 17 :: 1,104,980 [448] - Howl's Moving Castle (Toho) 18 :: 1,043,267 [550] - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Toho-Towa) 19 :: 987,387 [428] - Rookies (Toho) 20 :: 930,586 [408] - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (Toho) 21 :: 925,000 [???] - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) *Est* 22 :: 923,711 [863] - The Da Vinci Code (Sony) 23 :: 921,341 [807] - Spider-Man 3 (Sony) 24 :: 880,697 [922] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 25 :: 828,149 [859] - Alice in Wonderland (Disney) 26 :: 819,738 [190] - One Piece Film Strong World (Toei) 27 :: 812,557 [481] - Ponyo (Toho) 28 :: 810,000 [318] - Spirited Away (Toho) 29 :: 805,350 [409] - Boys Over Flowers: Final (Toho)

Corpse : Weekend Estimates (12/19-20) Gross ¥ ($) / Admissions - Film ¥1,450,000,000 ($12.0 million) / 925,000 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens ¥1,270,000,000 ($10.5 million) / 1,150,000 - Yo-Kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! Star Wars: The Force Awaken's 3-day total should be around ¥1.9/1.95 billion ($15.5-16.0 million) with ~1.2 million admissions. The 3-day total will be the figure that Disney reports as the opening weekend later today, so don't be surprised when actuals closely resemble the estimates tomorrow. >First weekend to have two ¥1 billion openers. >Biggest aggregated weekend of all-time, based on estimates, though it's super close (0.2%) since all but one holdover (Orange) took severe drops.

It will happen eventually just via the expansion of the Chinese market.

At 10.30 pm local time it's 317,456 admissions for YW2 versus 287,409 for SW7 in these usual locations.

Not a good omen for legs.

Looking like it will be #1 in revenue but not in admissions.

$204M in China for a January 2010 release though, holy crap. Avatar 2 could destroy everything there.

I didn't say it was doing poorly in Brazil and Russia. It's doing great. But there are outside factors such as exchange rates which limit the current potential of these countries compared to a few years back when Avatar was released.

That's already what you told me when I said AOU wouldn't reach $1.5B.

To that you can add France where it's no doing Avatar numbers, Russia and Brazil where the ruble and the real have fallen respectively in recent years, India where it's not doing much business and Argentina where the peso has lost 30% this week. $2 billion WW is the goal and it will likely depend on China.

Previews are not included in the OW now.